“Oh my God, the winds are real?!”

It’s the big one. This whole season has been leading up to The Iliad. Buckle up, dear listeners, because we brought in a real Iliad kid. Emily Garber (she/her), classics scholar(ish) and co-host of The Monster Donut podcast, shares the kind of insight about The Iliad you’d usually have to pay tuition to get. And so the episode is the length of a decent college lecture. Enjoy!

Other topics include dividing Greek classical scholars into two camps, how The Iliad was “meant” to be consumed, what makes a text Homeric (Twist: Not because of the author), the end of Darien getting away with calling Ovid a hack, Good Guy Hector, what’s actually in The Iliad, the ways translator bias can influence the translated text, what the Ancient Greeks truly meant when they spoke of “the gods,” and who is really responsible for the Trojan War (Hint: The folly and failings of humanity).

Get more of Emily!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyjgarber/
Twitter/X/Whatever: https://twitter.com/9emilylime9
Monster Donut Podcast: https://linktr.ee/monsterdonut

Spoilers for Troy (2004)

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about war, death, colonization, white supremacy, destruction of ancient artifacts, and homophobia


About Us

Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.

Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart

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